Perugino
Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter
1480-82
- Commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV from 1480-82
- Christ is giving the keys of heaven and earth to Peter
- It is located in a piazza in front of a church because Peter was upon whom the church would be built
- There are 2 scenes depicted in the background
- On the left hand side is the scene in which Christ says “render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's”, which comes from Matthew 22:21
- On the right is the stoning of Christ; who according to John, hid himself, then passed through the midst of the assailants.
- The perspective of the piazza following the Albertian system
- The openness of the fresco is very un-Florentine
- This allows the eye to wander freely through the piazza, which is filled with nothing to distract
- This also allows for a continuation outside the piece and to the others within the walls of the Sistine Chapel
- No piazza was ever in existence during the Renaissance, as it would have been seen as a waist of space and not practical
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